At least usb-c is convenient and not prone to die as micro did. And sometimes small things about how things are done really matter - I just wrote another comment about my skill of effortlessly plugging usbs in at the back. But when it comes to hdmi - fuck me, why didn’t they make the edges smoother? The cable only plugs in if you approach the port at exactly 90 degrees and fully aligned, wiggling doesn’t help. I don’t have to blindly plug in hdmis often, but I recently made several updates to my pc+audio+tv+retro console setup, so it was painful when I was picking right cables for everything.
Usb-C easily plugs in every time, one anxiety source less!
Don’t get me wrong, I do like the promise of USB-C.
I have retrofitted USB-C sockets on a few of my legacy devices already, but we are heading back to a time of wondering if something would work and then having no idea why it won’t.
Most of it comes from manufacturers being cheap. A 5W USB wall wart costs less to
manufacture than a 30W wall wart, which costs less than a 100W wall wart, but the difference in price is negligible compared to the difference in user experience.
Same with cables. Thunderbolt 3 cables are much higher quality than basic USB-C cables, but much more expensive due to economies of scale.
I only buy quality USB-C cables, (often as gifts for family members and friends who don’t know why their device isn’t working) but I have already thrown out as many cheap not-fit-for-purpose USB-C cables as Lightning, 30-pin dock, micro-USB and even mini-USB cables combined.
At least we don’t have the problem of DB9 and DB25 being used for both serial RS232 and parallel data, amongst dozens of other protocols.
However we have come full circle with the USB-C form factor.
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At least usb-c is convenient and not prone to die as micro did. And sometimes small things about how things are done really matter - I just wrote another comment about my skill of effortlessly plugging usbs in at the back. But when it comes to hdmi - fuck me, why didn’t they make the edges smoother? The cable only plugs in if you approach the port at exactly 90 degrees and fully aligned, wiggling doesn’t help. I don’t have to blindly plug in hdmis often, but I recently made several updates to my pc+audio+tv+retro console setup, so it was painful when I was picking right cables for everything.
Usb-C easily plugs in every time, one anxiety source less!
Don’t get me wrong, I do like the promise of USB-C. I have retrofitted USB-C sockets on a few of my legacy devices already, but we are heading back to a time of wondering if something would work and then having no idea why it won’t.
Most of it comes from manufacturers being cheap. A 5W USB wall wart costs less to manufacture than a 30W wall wart, which costs less than a 100W wall wart, but the difference in price is negligible compared to the difference in user experience.
Same with cables. Thunderbolt 3 cables are much higher quality than basic USB-C cables, but much more expensive due to economies of scale.
I only buy quality USB-C cables, (often as gifts for family members and friends who don’t know why their device isn’t working) but I have already thrown out as many cheap not-fit-for-purpose USB-C cables as Lightning, 30-pin dock, micro-USB and even mini-USB cables combined.